This article contains spoilers for Netflix’s Eric.
While Stranger Things has announced an animated spinoff and is gearing up for a fifth and final season, a new drama set in ‘80s America has hit Netflix. It’s got monsters, it’s got kids in peril, it’s got a bike and no mobile phones, and it couldn’t be more different.
Created and written by Abi Morgan who penned heart wrenching series River, as well as true life dramas The Iron Lady and Suffragette, Eric stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Victor, a puppeteer on a popular kids’ show whose son Edgar goes missing. He is convinced the way to bring his son home is to create a real life version of the monster Edgar was drawing and get it on the show. And thus Eric is born, both the life-sized suit for an actor to wear, and the darker figment...
While Stranger Things has announced an animated spinoff and is gearing up for a fifth and final season, a new drama set in ‘80s America has hit Netflix. It’s got monsters, it’s got kids in peril, it’s got a bike and no mobile phones, and it couldn’t be more different.
Created and written by Abi Morgan who penned heart wrenching series River, as well as true life dramas The Iron Lady and Suffragette, Eric stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Victor, a puppeteer on a popular kids’ show whose son Edgar goes missing. He is convinced the way to bring his son home is to create a real life version of the monster Edgar was drawing and get it on the show. And thus Eric is born, both the life-sized suit for an actor to wear, and the darker figment...
- 6/1/2024
- by Rosie Fletcher
- Den of Geek
This article contains minor spoilers about the Netflix limited series “Eric.”
“I was excited by the prospect that the show was set in the 80s and him being both a Black and queer man, there would be a lot of him that would not be safe to share with the world,” shares McKinley Belcher III about what most appealed to him about his character Ledroit in the Netflix limited series “Eric.” The actor portrays an NYPD Missing Persons officer who investigates the disappearance of one of the show’s central characters, Edgar (Ivan Morris Howe). He says the character allowed him to “explore things that I’ve experienced in my own life” and was “a challenge.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
“Eric” depicts many troubled father-son relationships, especially between Edgar and his father, Vincent (Benedict Cumberbatch), a puppeteer who has a history of substance abuse. The audience learns early...
“I was excited by the prospect that the show was set in the 80s and him being both a Black and queer man, there would be a lot of him that would not be safe to share with the world,” shares McKinley Belcher III about what most appealed to him about his character Ledroit in the Netflix limited series “Eric.” The actor portrays an NYPD Missing Persons officer who investigates the disappearance of one of the show’s central characters, Edgar (Ivan Morris Howe). He says the character allowed him to “explore things that I’ve experienced in my own life” and was “a challenge.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
“Eric” depicts many troubled father-son relationships, especially between Edgar and his father, Vincent (Benedict Cumberbatch), a puppeteer who has a history of substance abuse. The audience learns early...
- 5/31/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Eric is a six-part psychological thriller miniseries created by Abi Morgan. The Netflix series is set in 1980s New York and it follows the story of Vincent, a puppeteer whose 9-year-old son goes missing. While trying to find his son Vincent struggles with substance abuse and his erratic behavior cuts him off from his friends and family. Soon, he becomes convinced that he will be reunited with Edgar with the help of a seven-foot-tall puppet named Eric, his son created right before he went missing. Eric stars Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role with Ivan Morris, Gaby Hoffmann, McKinley Belcher III, Roberta Colindrez, Jeff Hephner, Wade Allain-Marcus, Mark Gillis, Dan Fogler, and Clarke Peters starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the fantastical elements and crime drama aspects of Netflix’s Eric here are some similar shows you could watch next.
The Missing (Starz & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Starz...
The Missing (Starz & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Starz...
- 5/29/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
In his latest interview/podcast, host Stuart Wright talks to the writer/director of Sink, Mark Gillis. Sink is out now – for local screenings see Mark’s website www.sinklondon.com/screenings
A factory worker is hit with the double whammy of losing his job and being forced to care for his dementia-suffering father when the care home in which he has lived for years is bought out by a big corporation.
“It draws you in…this wonderful new film, Sink.” Mark Rylance (Bridge Of Spies)...
A factory worker is hit with the double whammy of losing his job and being forced to care for his dementia-suffering father when the care home in which he has lived for years is bought out by a big corporation.
“It draws you in…this wonderful new film, Sink.” Mark Rylance (Bridge Of Spies)...
- 10/23/2018
- by Stuart Wright
- Nerdly
Here’s the latest episode of the The Filmmakers Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. If you haven’t heard the show yet, you can check out previous episodes on the official podcast site, whilst we’ll be featuring each and every new episode as it premieres.
For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...
For those unfamiliar, with the series, The Filmmakers Podcast is a podcast about how to make films from micro budget indie films to bigger budget studio films and everything in-between. Our hosts Giles Alderson, Dan Richardson, Andrew Rodger and Cristian James talk how to get films made, how to actually make them and how to try not to f… it up in their very humble opinion. Guests will come on and chat about their film making experiences from directors, writers, producers, screenwriters, actors, cinematographers and distributors. They also shoot the breeze about their new films, The Dare, World of Darkness,...
- 10/15/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Martin Herdman in Sink
In part one of our interview about Sink, director Mark Gillis and I discussed the film's development, the struggles of working class life in modern Britain and the importance of humour. Subsequently we went on to discuss the humanity on display in the film and the way that hero Micky (played by Martin Herdman) is able to cope partly because of the help offered by other members of his local community.
“That’s the one thing, I think, that can draw hope," Mark says. "That people are still supporting each other in these situations and that there is a humanity that can be seen. Thank God! Because otherwise it’s just too grim to think about. I love the fact that society is still there somehow, and that gives me hope. And I think the film gives some hope of that – it’s both bleak and hopeful.
In part one of our interview about Sink, director Mark Gillis and I discussed the film's development, the struggles of working class life in modern Britain and the importance of humour. Subsequently we went on to discuss the humanity on display in the film and the way that hero Micky (played by Martin Herdman) is able to cope partly because of the help offered by other members of his local community.
“That’s the one thing, I think, that can draw hope," Mark says. "That people are still supporting each other in these situations and that there is a humanity that can be seen. Thank God! Because otherwise it’s just too grim to think about. I love the fact that society is still there somehow, and that gives me hope. And I think the film gives some hope of that – it’s both bleak and hopeful.
- 10/13/2018
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
A sixtysomething Londoner has hard choices to make in this affecting drama
This likable, well-intentioned neorealist drama has shades of Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake in its story of a white working-class man in his 60s recently laid off and clinging to his self-respect, just about. Boxer-turned-actor Martin Herdman gives a warm, unflashy performance as Micky, who’s putting a cheerful face after a series of spirit-crushing, zero-hours jobs. The film is set in fast-gentrifying Deptford, south-east London, though here it’s more caffs than cafes, with not a sourdough pizza base in sight.
Micky is the kind of man who women take under their wing – a big bloke with a kind, gentle face. He has a lot on his plate: looking for a nonexistent job; caring for his dad, who has dementia; keeping an eye on his son, a recovering drug addict. Writer-director Mark Gillis effectively sketches out the screwed-if-you-do,...
This likable, well-intentioned neorealist drama has shades of Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake in its story of a white working-class man in his 60s recently laid off and clinging to his self-respect, just about. Boxer-turned-actor Martin Herdman gives a warm, unflashy performance as Micky, who’s putting a cheerful face after a series of spirit-crushing, zero-hours jobs. The film is set in fast-gentrifying Deptford, south-east London, though here it’s more caffs than cafes, with not a sourdough pizza base in sight.
Micky is the kind of man who women take under their wing – a big bloke with a kind, gentle face. He has a lot on his plate: looking for a nonexistent job; caring for his dad, who has dementia; keeping an eye on his son, a recovering drug addict. Writer-director Mark Gillis effectively sketches out the screwed-if-you-do,...
- 10/12/2018
- by Cath Clarke
- The Guardian - Film News
Martin Herdman and Josh Herdman in Sink
A slice of social realism served with a twist, Sink is the story of Micky (played by Martin Herdman), a skilled manual worker with responsibilities that become overwhelming after he loses his job, prompting him to take a new direction in life. It's written and directed by Mark Gillis, who was keen to talk about the issues it addresses and why he came to make it.
“I suppose there’s two strands to it," he begins. "One is that I live in the area where it’s set. There’s some really troubled estates around and from just about every direction you see the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf with the great bank names on the tops of them. It made me more and more angry as time went on, you know, that nothing happened after the crash, now ten years ago, nobody was...
A slice of social realism served with a twist, Sink is the story of Micky (played by Martin Herdman), a skilled manual worker with responsibilities that become overwhelming after he loses his job, prompting him to take a new direction in life. It's written and directed by Mark Gillis, who was keen to talk about the issues it addresses and why he came to make it.
“I suppose there’s two strands to it," he begins. "One is that I live in the area where it’s set. There’s some really troubled estates around and from just about every direction you see the skyscrapers of Canary Wharf with the great bank names on the tops of them. It made me more and more angry as time went on, you know, that nothing happened after the crash, now ten years ago, nobody was...
- 10/9/2018
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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